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Cloud Gate

Dance Theatre of Taiwan
LUNAR HALO
CHENG Tsung-lung
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2024/2025

Lunar attraction

Back in Montreal, much to our delight, Asia’s leading contemporary dance company takes us on a dizzying sensory journey inspired by a mysterious lunar phenomenon.

CHENG Tsung-lung, artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan since 2020, observed a sparkling ring around the moon in the sky over Iceland. Caused by ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, the illusion is said to predict an impending storm and, on a deeper level, to portend a time of change. That is the premise of LUNAR HALO, the result of a perfect symbiosis with the hauntingly ethereal music of the legendary Icelandic band Sigur Rós and a pretext for exploring the points of tension in an uncertain world, especially our cyber-dependence. How can the body and technology coexist? Interacting with huge video projections, Cloud Gate’s 13 brilliant dancers, trained in internal martial arts as well as an eclectic range of dance forms, deliver a stunning performance.

LEE Chia-yeh.
LIU Chen-hsiang.
LEE Chia-yeh.
CHANG Chen-chou.

Artists

Choreographer
CHENG Tsung-lung

From street hawker selling slippers to internationally recognized choreographer, CHENG Tsung-lung succeeded LIN Hwai-min as Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan starting in 2020.

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LEE Chia-yeh

Company

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 

Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China. In 1973, choreographer LIN Hwai-min adopted this classical name and founded the first contemporary dance company in the greater Chinese-speaking community: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, also known worldwide as Cloud Gate. In 2020, CHENG Tsung-lung succeeded LIN as the company’s Artistic Director. In 2023, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary.

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Credits

LUNAR HALO

Choreography CHENG Tsung-lung.

Music Sigur Rós.

Music Direction Kjartan Holm.

Visual Design and Direction Jam WU.

Lighting Design SHEN Po-hung.

Video Design Ethan WANG.

Costume Design CHEN Shao-yen.

Premiere April 13, 2019, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Commissionned by National Performing Arts Center-National Theater & Concert Hall, Taipei; National Taichung Theater ; National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying).

This tour is made possible in part by grants from the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan)

All music used by kind permission of Universal Music Publishing Limited.


STAFF MEMBERS
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Founder LIN Hwai-min.

Artistic Director CHENG Tsung-lung.
Associate Artistic Director LEE Ching-chun.
Rehearsal Director YANG Ling-kai.
Rehearsal Assistants HUANG Mei-ya, WU Jui-ying, YEH Po-sheng.

Qi Gong Masters HSIUNG Wei, LEE Guo-wei.
Internal Martial Arts Masters Adam Chi HSU, CHEN Chun-lung.
Ballet Teachers LIN Li-chuan, WU Ching-yin.
Modern Dance Teachers HUANG Pei-hua, TSAI Ming-yuan.
Popping Teacher Popping ED.
Accompanists HONG Jia-ling, KUO Tsung-han, LIANG Chun-mei, WU Jia-jin.

Dancers CHEN Mu-han, HOU Tang-li, HUANG Mei-ya, LEE Tzu-chun, WU Jui-ying, YEH Po-sheng, CHAN Pui-pui, CHEN Lien-wei, CHEN Tsung-chiao, CHOU Chen-yeh, FAN Chia-hsuan, HSU Chih-hen, HUANG Lu-kai, HUANG Po-kai, HUANG Yen-cheng, SHAO Hsing-wen, YEN Hsueh-hsin, CHANG Hung-mao, CHANG Pei-cheng, HUANG Hsiang-ting, WANG Chun-hung.
Apprentice LIN Sin-yu, Annette Lyn SEOW, WU Tsung-yang.

Administrative Staff on Tour
General Manager HUANG Ching-yi (Haluko).
Project Manager CHUANG Ting-chi.
Project Assistant TSENG Mei-hua (Margaux).

Technical Staff on Tour.
Deputy Production Director CHUNG Pin-yueh (Jason).
Stage Manager CHEN Chia-ju.
Technical Director KAO Tang-chieh.
Lighting Supervisor TSENG Yen-min.
Wardrobe Supervisor HSU Wen-wen.
Swing Technician YANG Buo-an.
Sound Engineer LIOU Yun-chang.

Did you know?
A lunar halo is an optical illusion that causes a bright ring to circle the moon in the night sky. This striking ring around the moon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
"Sigur Rós' soundtrack [...] with its serene moments of calm among the ominous sounds, it has the same dark, hazy beauty as Cheng’s choreography. It’s a perfect match. "
Seeing Dance,
Taiwan
Cheng Tsung-lung's artistic vision for Cloud Gate
In 2020, Cheng Tsung-lung succeeds Lin Hwai-min as Artistic Director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. Inside the Arts followed Cheng to capture his work on the production 22º Lunar Halo and discover his vision for the company's future.
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